Posted by Bonn1997:

Posted by martin:

haven't seen Ariza play yet, but is he a poor man's Richard Jefferson at this point? Lots of athletic ability and who just needs to work on his shot?

Or is he more in the mold of Scottie Pippen... a Point Small Forward?

Ariza is nothing like Richardson; Ariza can actually play defense

Talented... And plays defense... Ouhhh Yeah!

NO! But he may have gone in the lottery with some more seasoning. I think this kid is good. It is a pleasant surprise to see his skills against summer league comp. It is exciting to have a youth movement going on while we still maintiain the competetiveness of a playoff contender. What this pick shows us Knick fans is that we have some guys with Bball IQ running things in Gotham now. Lets see what else we can add to the mix. Go KNICKS!

I saw the kid play, he's long with great body control and athleticism and makes some plays that make one say "Wow" but before people start casting their Hall of Fame ballots remember that the knx once drafted a long athletic kid from Syracuse abbout whom the same things could have been said-his name "John Wallace."

Posted by iGotNext:

knicksfan you are absolutely right about Sweets and Willie. I hope we keep them both.

I do remember Wallace. How bout Lavar Postell =)

Hey we're in a much better place than we were a year ago. Although I have to admit as a diehard Knicks fan, I get excited every year when I think our talent has improved. Gotta give it to Zeke though. He's tough. I'd like to see that rub off on the team in general.

GO KNICKS

Lol, yeah, Lavar Postell was kind of like Demarr Johnson now. I remember he had a nice 20 pts. game and the fans where talking about how he was our guard for the future and that he needed more time. I also remember someone else, I think his name was Pete Mikeal or something like that (I don't really remember), and he was supposed to be a very good defensive player with a chance. The rooks always seem to impress the team's fans, lets see which ones stick around. I hope this time Ariza stays and becomes a good player.

Zeke has done a nice job so far. Lets hope he keeps getting NY better.

[Edited by - KnicksFan on 07/14/2004 17:41:53]

poor john wallace!

I don't remember his summer league play- but he's a nice role player to have on a team - a little bit like Walter McCarty who we also drafted amd has had a nice role on the celtics.

Hey, Ariza will likely be a better player than Shandon Anderson, and I have yet to seem him play!

What everbody should realzie about the summer leagues is taht we are not the only team with prospects playing. Other teams are fielding undrafted guys, past rooks, some vets from other leags looking for a chance, etc. Its not like these gusy are just picked up from the playground and can't ball at all. They are all professional players. The competiton is not NBA but its not a cakewalk either. Especially considering that the comparative talent of a late 2nd round pick is not all that much grater then a CBAers.

Most posters are just saying the guy has talent...to put up the performances this guy has, it takes talent...he's not an NBA all-star, but this kid is proving he can play...There is a difference between Wallace and Ariza. Wallace was hugely hyped coming out of college...I still remember the dunk he threw down in his very first NBA game. Wallace also never developed hid game. This may or may not happen with Trev, but I think a Wallace comparison is a little off....Wallace was a legit 6-10 PF that was compared to Derrick Coleman when he first came out, a versatile big man who could put it on the floor, post, and maybe defend a little (although this was not his strength). By most accounts Trev is an undersized (weight wise) wingman whose game is on the perimeter...I could be wrong, and I haven't seen many summer games, but ,most people are talkin about him in this way....I think the last guy I would compare Trev to is Derrick Coleman